Total enrollment
33,736
-16,354 (-33%) vs SY 2017-18
90 schools in Oakland Unified
California · 33,973 students · 1 city
Oakland Unified's public-school directory holds 90 campuses, serving about 33,973 K-12 students inside California (an average of 377 per campus).
7-year change in Oakland Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
83
-41 (-33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
11%
was 10%
% Hispanic
48%
was 46%
% Black
19%
was 24%
% Asian
10%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Oakland Unified
Oakland Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district oversees 90 schools and instructs approximately 33,973 students.
In terms of grade levels, Oakland Unified consists of 59 elementary, 11 middle, 18 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Oakland Unified is about 377, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 33,736 students, declined 33% from the 50,090 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Oakland Unified lost 41 schools, going from 124 to 83. The Black share of public-school enrollment declined from 24% to 19%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Oakland Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.